Member

Being CA member

All forms of participation in CA is entirely voluntary. CA's the third tradition reads: 'The only condition for membership is the desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances'. In practice, this means that anyone can consider themselves a member as long as they want to stop using drugs and alcohol.

CA welcomes everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, belief, sexual orientation, political opinion and social/cultural background. It doesn't matter which drug you use or whether your problem mainly concerns alcohol. CA is not a drug-specific fellowship, we focus on the problems related to substance abuse. Our members include those who have used all sorts of mind-altering substances; cocaine, amphetamines, cannabis, heroin, ecstasy, LSD, synthetic drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, etc.

There are no membership registers, all members are anonymous and at our meetings we present ourselves by first name only. There are no fees or costs for membership, attending meetings or having a sponsor. However, since CA is entirely self-supporting, we ask for voluntary contributions from members at meetings to cover expenses such as coffee and rent of meeting rooms. If you attend a CA meeting for the first time, or if you are a relative or visitor, you should not make any contribution.